Predatory Lending and the Fair Housing Act Before the Supreme Court

On Election Day, the Supreme Court will hear argument in a highly consequential case about lending discrimination and the subprime mortgage crisis. In this case, the City of Miami is trying to hold Wells Fargo and Bank of America accountable for well-documented deceptive, predatory lending practices. However, the banks, in an attempt to evade liability, are arguing that cities cannot seek relief from them for violations of the Fair Housing Act.

Good afternoon, my name is Carmen Dixon, I am a Community Organizer at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund for its Policing Reform Campaign. In early 2015, LDF along with Legal Aid Society settled our federal class action lawsuit, Davis v. City of New York, challenging trespass stops and arrests in NYCHA buildings.

Today, the ACLU of South Carolina, the North Charleston Branch of the NAACP, the Community Resource Center, Charleston Area Justice Ministry, and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. release the following statement:

In a letter detailing the intimidation experienced by one of LDF’s own attorneys, who was engaged in non-partisan poll-watching during the primary, LDF contacted the Alabama Secretary of State expressing concerns over potential voter intimidation and called on him to reach out to county election officials in advance of Election Day to ensure all poll workers are properly trained and aware of the laws governing voting rights.